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Williams weigh-in ends in brawl Heavyweight duo face brawl rap
(about 17 hours later)
Heavyweights Audley Harrison and Danny Williams brawled at Friday's weigh-in for their 12-round rematch at the ExCel Arena in London on Saturday. Danny Williams and Audley Harrison may face disciplinary action following their brawl at the weigh-in for Saturday's heavyweight clash in London.
Trouble flared after Williams seemed to barge into Harrison, who responded with a shove, sparking a scuffle before the pair were ushered away. Trouble flared after Williams seemed to barge into Harrison, who responded with a shove that sparked a big scuffle.
"It might be bad for boxing's image but there's lots of pent-up aggression," said promoter Frank Warren. "There is no place for it. I told them in no uncertain terms that it was very wrong indeed," said British Boxing Board of Control chief Simon Block.
Williams weighed 19st 1lb, while Harrison was 17st 13 1/2lb. "It was so stupid to risk injury with the real fight just around the corner."
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Block added: "There will be a hearing, obviously, and they might be fined, but it is too soon to make a definitive statement on that.
"This is the unacceptable face of boxing. It is simply not good for the game and there is no place for it."
It might be bad for boxing's image but there's lots of pent-up aggression Promoter Frank Warren
Harrison left the weigh-in without commenting following the brawl, but Williams said: "We were both fired up and these sorts of things are bound to happen."
Promoter Frank Warren added: "It might be bad for boxing's image but there's lots of pent-up aggression.
"There was more action in those few seconds than there was in the entire 12 rounds last time around."
Williams, 33, weighed in at 19st 1lb for the 12-round re-match at the ExCel Arena, while 35-year-old Harrison, an Olympic gold medallist in 2000, was 17st 13 1/2lb.
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The two met a year ago in a dreadful encounter that Williams won on points.
Harrison was due to fight Matt Skelton this time around only for the Commonwealth champion to pull out with a damaged right hand.
That gave Williams an unexpected chance to get his career back on track after a disappointing year - and he is determined to take his chance.
I have had a lot of drama but I have just got to keep my eye on the prize Audley Harrison
"I have changed everything about myself and now you are going to see the real Danny Williams, who you haven't seen for two years," said the Brixton heavyweight, who has won 36 of his 41 fights.
"Now I am able to go out and prove myself again."
Harrison, with two losses from 22 fights, is also desperate for a win after failing to emulate the promise he showed when winning the Olympic super heavyweight crown in Sydney.
"I have had a lot of drama but I have just got to keep my eye on the prize and say, you've been down but you've overcome it," he said. "I have got that conviction and it is burning."